IRWINDALE, Calif. — It only took three starts with Venturini Motorsports for Sean Hingorani to break through in a big way.
The 16-year-old notched his first ARCA Menards Series West victory Saturday night at Irwindale Speedway during the West Coast Stock Car Motorsports Hall of Fame 150, fending off a charge from Landen Lewis late in the race.
The victory marked the first ARCA Menards Series West triumph for Venturini Motorsports.
Hingorani, who celebrated by climbing Irwindale’s frontstretch catch fence alongside his crew, expressed his gratitude to everyone at Venturini Motorsports for all their hard work to ensure he would be prepared to contend for wins right out of the gate.
“Our Toyota Camry was so fast [on Saturday],” Hingorani said. “We were fast all weekend, but my crew chief Kevin Reed Jr. has been [to Irwindale] a couple times and finally got himself a win. It’s so awesome to win here.”
After chasing down and passing polesitter Trevor Huddleston, Hingorani traded blows with Lewis on several occasions before finally pulling away from him during the final 20 laps.
With his win, Hingorani joins a long list of drivers who have won a race with Venturini Motorsports, which includes names such as Joey Logano, Christopher Bell, Alex Bowman, Corey Heim, Christian Eckes, Chandler Smith, Todd Gilliland and Harrison Burton.
Lewis managed to come home second, with Tyler Reif finishing third a few weeks after his season-opening victory at Phoenix Raceway.
Rounding out the top-five finishers were Huddleston and Tanner Reif.